Senior Human Resources Manager

Senior Human Resources Manager

Johns Manville is seeking a Senior Human Resources Manager to lead all HR activities for the Waterville manufacturing complex. This complex is part of our Engineered Products business division and consists of two plants, a separate warehouse, and a unionized workforce. This hands-on leadership role serves as a strategic partner to site leadership while directly supporting day-to-day HR operations.

Leading a team of one HR Manager and one HR Specialist, the Senior HR Manager is responsible for labor and employee relations, talent management, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, compliance, employee engagement, and leadership development. The ideal candidate combines strong labor relations experience with the ability to influence business outcomes and build a high-performing culture.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Partner with site leadership to align people strategies with business objectives and operational goals.
• Foster a positive employee relations environment through open communication, responsiveness, and consistent application of policies and practices.
• Lead employee and labor relations activities, including contract administration, grievance management, investigations, conflict resolution, corrective actions, and positive union-management relations.
• Participate in labor strategy development and collective bargaining activities.
• Coach leaders on performance management, talent development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness.
• Oversee recruiting, talent development, employee engagement, and retention initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, labor regulations, company policies, and HR programs.
• Lead, coach, and develop a small HR team while maintaining a hands-on presence within the operation.
• Champion a culture of safety, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Industrial Relations, or related field.
• HR certification (SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR) preferred
• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant manufacturing experience.
• 5+ years of HR leadership experience.
• Experience supporting a unionized workforce and administering collective bargaining agreements. Collective bargaining negotiation experience preferred
• Strong employee relations, labor relations, talent management, and leadership coaching skills.
• Experience navigating complex employee relations matters within a collaborative decision-making environment, balancing business needs, legal considerations, and company policies through partnership with Operations, Legal, and Corporate HR.
• Demonstrated ability to influence leaders, solve complex people issues, and drive business results.

Work and Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel on a limited basis - less than 10%
• Ability to support off-hours as needed for 24/7 manufacturing environment
• Office-based at the manufacturing facility with expectation to have significant presence on the production floor.
• Must be able to comply with all site safety requirements, including the use of required personal protective equipment (PPE) when in operational areas.
• May occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull up to 25 pounds.

Johns Manville is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment where employees can thrive while contributing to the company's success.

Benefits:

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance. JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match. JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.

Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well. The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account. JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company's succession planning process. Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters. Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.

Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.